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Cornbread, Earl and Me (Hit the Open Man) (1975)

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Release Date: May 21, 1975 Wide

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Cornbread (Keith Wilkes) is an African-American youth who strives to escape his ghetto surroundings. He does so by becoming a high school basketball star--and the idol of the other youngsters in his community. On the verge of starting college on a scholarship, Cornbread is mistakenly killed by a police officer. Keith Wilkes, who plays the title role, was in real life an all-American at UCLA. Cornbread, Earl and Me, which was based upon Ronald Fair's novel Hog Butcher, marked the big screen debut

PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama

Directed By: Joseph Manduke

In Theaters: May 21, 1975 Wide

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Cast

Moses Gunn
Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
Sarah
Bernie Casey
Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Leona
Keith Wilkes
Cornbread
Tierre Turner
Earl
The Blackyrds
Themselves
Antonio Fargas
One Eye
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Sarina C. Grant
Mrs. Parsons
Bill Henderson
Watkins
Charles Lampkin
Jenkins
Stack Pierce
Sam
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Vincent Martorano
Golich
John Zaccaro
Detective Simmons

Critic Reviews for Cornbread, Earl and Me (Hit the Open Man)

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Though a few overwrought scenes are reminiscent of a TV movie, on the whole this is an involving and touching film.

November 6, 2001 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

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In a neat piece of cinematic symmetry, one-and-a-half-decades before Larry Fishburne as Furious Styles tells his son "any fool with a d**k can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children" , little Laurence Fishburne III is getting some wisdom on becoming that man from his mom. Slightly cheesy drama about

October 10, 2009

Lesley N

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This film was something that hung around on the TiVo forever, but when I finally watched it I was immediately struck by the desire to run out and buy a copy, as it's a very well made look at the corruption that rears its head when a rising basketball star and neighborhood inspiration is shot down due to a case of mistaken identity.Recommended.

March 11, 2011

Bill Bryant

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